Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff)
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 4
Chambers Review
Orr Taylor LLP boasts an impressive track record of acting on major national antitrust class action mandates. The team offers additional capabilities on privacy and securities matters, as well as emerging areas of law such as cryptocurrency. The firm is based in Toronto.
Work Highlights
- Orr Taylor acted as co-lead class counsel in a class action against Canada’s largest bread producers and grocery stores for an alleged conspiracy to increase the price of packaged bread.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Orr Taylor LLP has talented lawyers who are particularly knowledgeable in competition and antitrust."
"The firm has a deep knowledge of competition matters."
"Orr Taylor LLP has talented lawyers who are particularly knowledgeable in competition and antitrust."
"The firm has a deep knowledge of competition matters."
Notable Practitioners
James Orr is commended for his breadth of experience on major class actions for an impressive portfolio of plaintiff clients. Operating out of Toronto, he is particularly adept at antitrust and securities class actions.
"He took over the room and was able to persuade the court well and charismatically."
Kyle Taylor is based in Toronto and is one of the founding partners of Orr Taylor. He is held in high regard for his experience representing plaintiffs in competition class actions concerning price fixing allegations.
"Kyle is a very smart and creative plaintiff-side lawyer who understands antitrust law very well."
"He has a very analytical approach and thinks of creative arguments, in addition to being a persuasive written and oral advocate too."